Just want to share an email that Gurba sent to our councillor.
It is well written and can be used as a template in our communication with various levels of government. Please let us know your attempts to contact staff.

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Hi John,
 
I am a resident of Brampton (for almost 30 years) and have been in your riding for approx. 25 years.  Every Sunday a group of 70 local residents gather at the tennis courts located at Country Court Blvd (behind the court houses) and we play hockey for approx 5-6 hours.  We have been doing this for almost 20 years.  We recently were told that a complaint had been filed against us and that we were not allowed to play on the tennis courts going forward.  I would like my city councillor to fight for my right to play on these tennis courts.  We play road hockey on the courts to keep the ball from the streets and also to protect the individual players.  We play on days and at times when there are no tennis players and as such do not bother anybody.
 
We have allowed tennis players to play on the court when they are there.  We have never bothered anyone.  We have in fact had several Earth day events where we have cleaned the tennis courts and surrounding area.  We only use the tennis courts on one day a week and to date have never had any complaints lodged by local residents.  I do not think a fair complaint was lodged.  If we are not allowed to play on the tennis courts (I would point out that one court cannot even be played on as there are no poles to put tennis nets on) then I recommend a new facility be developed for floor hockey (outdoor). 
 
Lastly some key points from our community:
 
1) We have been here for 20 years
2) we are all members of the community having lived in Ward 3/4 for almost 20-25 years
3) We cleanup and maintain the facilities
4) there is total of 70 residents that benefit from this; as opposed to rare instances of tennis players using the courts
5) There is no other area for us to play
 
Thank you for taking the time to read our concerns. We would appreciate the time and opportunity to discuss our view point.